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EngineeringCivil EngineeringFoundation EngineeringGeotechnical EngineeringSoil MechanicsLateral Load ResistancePile FoundationsShear Strength Of SoilsSoil-structure InteractionLateral ResistancePile DrivingPile Driving ResistancePile PerformancePile-soil InteractionResidual Displacement
LATERAL LOAD TESTS WERE CARRIED OUT ON MODEL PILES DRIVEN IN CONHESIONLESS SOIL. THE PROPOSED METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE ULTIMATE LATERAL RESISTANCE OF RIGID PILES AVOIDS THE USE OF THE COEFFICIENT OF HORIZONTAL SUBGRADE REACTION. THIS METHOD APPLIES TO THE CASE WHEN THE SURFACE OF THE PILE IS FRICTIONLESS. COMPARISONS WITH TEST DATA INDICATE A GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VALUES CALCULATED BY THIS METHOD AND THE VALUES MEASURED IN TESTS. THE RESIDUAL DISPLACEMENT AFTER REMOVAL OF THE LOAD IS TUDIED WITH RESPECT TO BOTH THE DIAMETER AND THE DRIVING DEPTH OF THE PILE. SEE ALSO IRRD ABSTRACT NO. 100334.